Spring 2010
ENSC 427: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
ENSC 895 SPECIAL TOPICS II: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Assignment #1:

Read:
  • A. Leon-Garcia and I. Widjaja: Chapter 1: Communication Networks and Services
  • Browse WEB SITES OF INTEREST on the ENSC 427 home page.
  • Read SOFTWARE TOOLS on the ENSC 427 home page.
  • Set up your login environment and run OPNET and ns-2.
  • Send your project teams (please include full names, email addresses, and student IDs) to Laxmi Subedi (lsa38 at sfu.ca).
  • Work on the topic for your final project.

    Answers to be submitted:

  • Read the paper: "A Brief History of the Internet" by Barry M. Leiner, Vinton G. Cerf, David D. Clark, Robert E. Kahn, Leonard Kleinrock, Daniel C. Lynch, Jon Postel, Lawrence G. Roberts, and Stephen Wolff.
    Describe one aspect of the Internet development that you find most interesting.
    Note: Limit your answer to one page. Please type your report.

  • Locate the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) web page. Read the Request for Comments (RFC) 2026: "The Internet Standards Process" by S. Bradner.
    Provide a brief description of:
    - Internet Standards
    - RFCs and Internet Drafts
    - Standards Track Maturity Levels.
    Note: Limit your answer to one page. Please type your report.

    • Text:
    A. Leon-Garcia and I. Widjaja, Communication Networks: Fundamental Concepts and Key Architectures, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, 2004.

    Posted: January 8, 2010
    Due: January 17, 2010

    Last modified: Friday, January 8, 2010 10:03:33 PM PST.